One Year to an Organized Life by Regina Leeds

ONE YEAR TO AN ORGANIZED LIFE by Regina Leeds was previously published in 2008; these comments are about the first Hachette Go edition, published this month. This “Week-by-Week Mindful Guide to Getting Organized for Good” divides comments into 4 week segments on topics like time management, surviving a move, back to school season, and entertaining with joy. Leeds, a professional organizer for more than thirty years, does include a set of resources about charities, donations, tech organizing aids, and more. She utilizes personal anecdotes and a conversational tone; for example, she encourages readers to think about items forgotten in the past as well as four items the person takes on a trip but never uses. Then, Leeds challenges readers to leave those at home so as to travel lighter. Although ONE YEAR TO AN ORGANIZED LIFE could benefit from further updating (she refers to hanging folders and labelling tabs), overall it is a nice compilation of mostly commonsense ideas offered in a helpful, friendly manner.